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data elements that will be the

foundation for future regulated and

unregulated contaminant occurrence

data reporting. The data submitted using

these data elements will provide the

basis for the Administrator to determine

whether or not to regulate contaminants

in the future. For chemical

contaminants, a series of meetings have

been held with a diverse group of EPA,

state, public water system, public

health, consumer, and environmental

groups, which identified a number of

data elements that should be considered

for reporting. The majority of the data

elements are already in the structure of

the EPA Safe Drinking Water

Information System (SDWIS). A

preliminary categorization of the

remaining data elements indicates that

some could be dropped because of

potential duplication with other data

elements, others could be derived from

other data elements in the SDWIS

structure, and the rest are new data

elements. The new data elements are

principally focused on: quality

assurance, representativeness of the

sample, laboratory information, sample

location, and well information.

Additionally, the meeting will

address such issues as:

1. What specific data element

standards should be used?

2. How will electronic reporting by

States, public water systems and/or

laboratories best be accomplished?

3. What electronic platform(s) should

be used to support the NCOD,

recognizing public access as a major

consideration in data base design?

4. What options for data retrieval

should be considered?

5. In what ways will EPA use the

data?

6. How should the data be analyzed?

7. What information should be

available to the public?

The public is invited to provide

comments on the issues listed above or

other issues related to the National

Drinking Water Contaminant

Occurrence Data Base during the

February 12–13, 1998 meeting.

Dated: January 21, 1998.

Cynthia Dougherty,

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking

Water.

[FR Doc. 98–1762 Filed 1–23–98; 8:45 am]

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Meeting of the Small Community

Advisory Subcommittee of the Local

Government Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This meeting is the first for

the Small Community Advisory

Subcommittee of the Local Government

Advisory Committee. Orientation,

organization and agenda setting will be

the focus of this gathering. The group

takes up the work of an earlier advisory

group known as the Small Towns Task

Force. At this meeting, the

subcommittee will hear presentations

about the history and recommendations

of the Small Towns Task Force. Part of

the meeting will also be devoted to

presentations about Federal Advisory

committee operations, rules and

regulations. The group will also develop

a strategy to guide subsequent meetings.

Responsibility for the Small Community

Advisory Subcommittee of the Local

Government Advisory Committee rests

with the Office of Administrator, Office

of Congressional and Intergovernmental

Relations (OCIR) under the leadership of

Joseph Crapa, Associate Administrator

for Congressional and

Intergovernmental Relations and

Michael O’Connor, Deputy Associate

Administrator for State and Local

Relations. OCIR serves as the Agency’s

principal liaison with State and local

government officials and the

organizations which represent them.

From 3:00–3:30 p.m. on February 18,

the Committee will hear comments from

the public. Each individual or

organization wishing to address the

Committee will be allowed three

minutes. Please contact the Designated

Federal Officer (DFO) at the number

listed below to schedule agenda time.

Time will be allotted on a first come,

first serve basis.

This is an open meeting and all

interested persons are invited to attend.

Meeting minutes will be available after

the meeting and can be obtained by

written request from the DFO. Members

of the public are requested to call the

DFO at the number listed below if

planning to attend so that arrangements

can be made to comfortably

accommodate attendees as much as

possible. However, seating will be on a

first come, first serve basis.

DATES: The meeting will begin at 8:30

a.m. on Tuesday, February 17 and

conclude at 4:00 p.m. on February 18.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Kansas City Marriott Downtown

located at 200 West 12th Street in

Kansas City, Missouri.

Requests for Minutes and other

information can be obtained by writing

to 401 M Street, S.W. (1502),

Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

DFO for this subcommittee is Steven

Wilson. He is the point of contact for

information concerning any Committee

matters and can be reached by calling

(202) 260–2294.

Steven Wilson,

Designated Federal Officer, Small Community

Advisory Subcommittee of the Local

Government Advisory Committee.

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Liquid Chemical Sterilant Products;

Notice of Availability of PR Notice

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the

availability of Pesticide Regulation (PR)

Notice 98–2, entitled ‘‘Liquid Chemical

Sterilant Products.’’ The PR Notice

advises applicants and registrants of

new FIFRA provisions related to liquid

chemical sterilants intended for use on

critical or semi-critical medical devices.

Interested parties may request a copy of

this PR Notice and obtain further

information as set forth in the Addresses

unit of this notice.

ADDRESSES: The PR Notice is available

from, by mail: Barbara Mandula,

Antimicrobials Division (7510W), Office

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. The public

record is filed in OPP’s Docket Office

under docket control number ‘‘OPP–

00521’’, located in Room 119 of the

Public Information and Records

Integrity Branch, Information Resources

and Services Division (7502C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, Crystal Mall #2,

1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Barbara Mandula (7510W),

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.

Office location and telephone number:

Sixth Floor, Crystal Station #1, 2800

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, (703) 308–